From terrorist propaganda to political activism, many diverse causes and voices now use social media as their major public platform. As a result, the way in which groups release, spread, and popularize information online is becoming more and more culturally significant.
Dr. Nitin Agarwal, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy chair and professor of information science, has been awarded a grant in collaboration with Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) to support his research into this subject.
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A social media researcher from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is slated to give a keynote speech at an international conference in Spain.
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Numerous University of Arkansas at Little Rock students were honored for their performance during a recent tech business start-up event at UALR.
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor recently served as the lead guest editor for one of the top publications of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Dr. Seshadri Mohan, professor in the Systems Engineering Department, edited the October 2015 edition of IEEE Communications Magazine, which Mohan said has the widest distribution of the organization’s publications.
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Hundreds of students — and their robots — from throughout Arkansas will put on a show this weekend at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
A unique entrepreneurial opportunity is coming to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus thanks to a partnership between the university and The Venture Center.
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In recent years, the age-old battle for hearts and minds has moved to a different frontier.
Today, militant organizations use social media to recruit, and nations deploy coordinated online propaganda campaigns to drive home their narratives.
To analyze and track these behaviors, U.S. Department of Defense and NATO officials turn to the expertise of Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor of information science.
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Future cybersecurity experts are set to discuss how people can better protect their online data and identities.
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Several UALR students recently traveled with their faculty mentor, Dr. Nitin Agarwal, to present research at the Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Spring 2015 Symposia Series.
The symposia was held March 23 to 25 at Stanford University in California.
Agarwal said the students’ various research is part of a larger program, Social Computing and Behavioral Modeling, funded in part by grants from the National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Research Lab.
AAAI is a nonprofit devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and its embodiment in machines.
The students and their research include:
Amit Saha, who presented on providing social support for the autism community via a microblogging platform. He is a doctoral candidate employed as a senior data analyst at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is analyzing the interaction of autism community members in various social media platforms to determine whether the community provides online social support.
Samer Al-khateeb, a master’s degree student who will start his Ph.D. at UALR’s George W. Donaghey Engineering and Information Technology in fall 2015. His research analyzes flash mobs in cybernetic space and imminent threats to security. Al-khateeb also completed his B.S. degree in computer science at UALR in May 2013.
Fatih Sen, who graduated with a doctoral degree in May 2014 and is a biomedical informatics research specialist for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Sen continues to work with UALR conducting research of online platforms to analyze focal structures using a web tool.